Challenge

RAZVAN ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. Tomas Illescas scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Horia Codru, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 10th minute Damon Grove shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Damon Grove came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Patricio Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Horia Codru breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonathan Venegas lost his temper 26 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Jonathan Ferrant had in the 28thth minute some difficulties stopping Otokar Princ's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitris Saravakos in the 29th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 33 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. In the 39th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camilo Gaos to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute of the match Ding 孙坚 sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Rigoberto Mina got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jose Correa during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card.

Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Otokar Princ in the 54th minute of play. Patricio Costa missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 63 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Horia Codru right hand side. When Damon Grove came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the RAZVAN TEAM fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Damon Grove couldn't finish the play. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitris Saravakos in the 76th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Nick Oldham made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. An unexpected shot in the 82nd minute by Patricio Costa got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jorge Chan during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Venezuela booed when RAZVAN TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Chan didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Costa in the 93rd minute of play forced RAZVAN TEAM's goalkeeper Horia Codru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guillermo Mariano hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dimitris Saravakos in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. For all the effort they put into the match, the Venezuela players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for RAZVAN TEAM.